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But, you must be good at landing that thing. On my last 12 day trip I got 3 landings, usually the ones heading back to PDX or SFO from NRT. By that time the other 2 guys have flown by themselves around Asia (Guam, Saipan, Seoul, etc) and have a few landings themselves. They see me, and they usually say "Ah, you can have the leg....." (because they already have had enough by that time)


Bye Bye---General Lee

Aw DANG!!!!!!

 

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12 days,.... I get grumpy packing for 3

 

[PCL_128]

12 days,.... I get grumpy packing for 3

Agreed. But I also get grumpy flying more than 50 hours of block time in a month.

 

[General Lee]

12 days,.... I get grumpy packing for 3

Going through NRT, we get free laundry services. They are the nicest ladies too. Drop off the bag of laundry, have it ready later that day or before you leave on the next leg of your trip. It's nice, and free.


Bye Bye--General Lee

 

[waveflyer]

Ok, then let me rephrase- I get grumpy packing for 3 days bc it means I'm away from my bed, my gym, my WOMAN, and my life for 3 days-
I could fly everyday if I got to be home enough-

PCL- hence your affinity for ALPA, hub and spoke, and the average ALPA contract-
I hope that you can find the merits of getting into 70 block and higher- we produce around here- but it's a good life - one that depends on production though-

 

[PCL_128]

I could fly everyday if I got to be home enough-

Actually, I agree with that. If it was day trips or stand-ups, I could be pretty happy flying 5 days a week. Being home every day makes all the difference.

 

[waveflyer]

Word.

 

[livin'thesim]

I am beginning to think that I am the only member of this board who is NOT general lee, based on the comments I'm seeing.

There's probably a huge server somewhere, churning this stuff out.

 

[Andy]

So, you don't want 18 off in a row? How about 35? Easily can be done if you can hold that. The deal is there are different planes at Delta. Big and small. The big ones have different schedules. You can fly turns to the islands from ATL (1 day trips), 3 day trips to Europe (worth 20 hours), or 4 day domestics. You can also do 12 day trips, or even 13. It's called variety. And that's just on the 757/767 INTL. Most of the domestic planes (DC9, Md88, 737, 320) do from 1 to 5 day trips, and people enjoy that too. Variety, something you should look up sometime.


Have you ever done a 12 or 15 hour flight? First of all, the most I have done is just over 12 hours, and that was a trip from SEA to PEK (Beijing) that I did last year. It had 2 Captains and 2 FOs, and there was a lie flat bunk room with bunk beds. It was climate controlled, and was nice. You get a menu prior to push showing you what you might be able to eat (3 or 4 meals, a choice of desserts, soup, salad, etc). After takeoff the 3rd pilot (on flights less than 12 hours) figures out the length of breaks, and then he usually goes back first, getting a nap or watching a movie for 3 or 4 hours. When in the cockpit, you eat and plot your way across the pond, often "talking" to centers on CPDLC---typing requests to them, and the plane even does automatic position reports. It's not very tough. By the time you arrive in your destination, you are fairly relaxed thanks to a few hour nap, and going to Asia you arrive late afternoon. After the ride to the hotel, the pilots usually all meet for dinner, and then you try to stay up a couple more hours, and then you usually sleep a full 8 or 9. You can acclimate fairly easily that way, as long as you stay over there. If you go back and forth to the mainland (we call them 6 pack trips----6 Pacific crossings), then it can be a bit tougher, but you get used to it. Europe is a bit different, since you arrive over there mid morning, so it can be tougher to get a short nap. But, the way home isn't as bad because you usually sleep for a full 3 hours in the rest seat, so you feel good by the time you land back in ATL.

It's actually quite nice overall. I seem to get a lot more bang for the buck, can get my flying over with, and I enjoy Asia a lot. The people are nice, and the operation is great. But, if I decide I want to see West Palm Beach or Seattle, I can always bid those trips too. That again is variety.


Bye Bye---General Lee

Damn, I miss that kind of flying. I was on the 75/76 between furloughs. In training for the guppy at the moment (UGH!). I'll be bidding the 75/76 as soon as possible. I really enjoyed dozing for dollars.

 

[waveflyer]

I am beginning to think that I am the only member of this board who is NOT general lee, based on the comments I'm seeing.

There's probably a huge server somewhere, churning this stuff out.

No way man! Get in the game